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Letters Patent No. 75,589, dated March 17, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, A. W. SIIIDLER, of South Bend, inthe county of St. Joseph, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCider-Presses; and I do hereby declare that the follow ing is a. full and complete description of the samc,'reference being had to the accompanying; drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side view ofthe press.

Figure 2, a'view of the top.

Figure 3, a view of the front end.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the dilferent views.

In fig. 1, A represents one'side'of an oblong square box, said sides being sawn through, making thereby a kind of slotted or open side, 13, the bottom of which is also constructed in the same way, the ends and top being made tiglitly. C, fig. 2, is a head fitted to the inside of the box, and in which it is made to slide by means of the screw D to which it is attached. This screw passes through the end of the box, workingin a nut, E, the

outer end of the screw being supported by the stayF, fig 3. fig. 2, are pipe s, which are four in number, and arranged longitudinally within the box, in the order indicated by the dotted lines a, fig. 3. It will be obvious that the front ends of the pipes pass through the head, and are supported and kept in proper-position 7 thereby, and that the rear ends of the same are let into the end of the box, which also supports them and holds them in place. II is a vat or Conductor arranged immediately under the box or press, and supported thereto by the cross-pieces I connecting the lower ends of the ports J, the upper ends being secured by the tiesK, and which also serve to hold down the cover L, a portion of which is represented as being broken away in order'to show the inside of the press. 1

Having thus described the construction and arrangement of the press, the practical operation of the same is as follows;

The head C is drawn up to the front end ofthe box. The pomace is then thrown in upon and around the pipes. The box, on being filled, the cover is'then placed on-and secured by the ties referred to.- Now, on turning the screw, the head is forced back toward the rear end of the box, and is kept square and true in its movement back by the slides M, to which the stay supporting the screw is attached. By this application of the power of the screw the juice is quickly expressed,which flows through the sides of'tho box and bottom into the vat or conductor 11; It'also fiu-ds its way into the pipe through the numerous holes 'by which it is perforated, 4 and thus the juice from the centre of the cheese-is at once conducted away, without first having topass through the pomace, as is thccasc in the ordinary press.

By this means much of thelbest portion of thejuice is saved, which would otherwise he left in the pomaca and thrownaway. I

The'chccse is taken from the press by removing the end of the box, which is done by drawing out the keys I or wedges A, which will allow the end to move back, away from the pomac'e. The end-board being released, can then be lifted from its place, and through the thus opened and of the box the cheese can be removed.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The tubes G andhead C, in combination with the perforated or opensides A, bottom B, and screw D,

Witnesses: I v James THOMPSON, Janus Bnvsns.

A. W. sHInLEi p 

